The early 600 people made a dangerous crossing English Channel A single-day high was set this week.
The latest data show that on the day an Eritrean man tragically lost his life while trying to reach the UK, at least 592 people successfully passed the dangerous border crossing.
On Thursday, when their ship started sinking in the Strait of Dover, the 27-year-old man and four others died after jumping into the sea.
His 22-year-old girlfriend watched him go into the water, and she was rescued later, French The Immigration Help Association told PA News Agency.
After Dunkirk returned to the port, she later found out that her boyfriend had unfortunately passed away after being taken to the hospital.
The manslaughter investigation is underway France After death.
The latest data from work from home It was said on Friday night that at least 592 people were rescued or intercepted on the way to the UK on Thursday-a new record in a single day.
On Thursday, at least 155 people were intercepted by French authorities and returned to the African continent.
According to data compiled by the Pennsylvania News Agency, the new high surpassed the record of 482 people set on August 4 a week ago.
Data from Pennsylvania shows that by 2021, more than 11,000 people have successfully crossed the Strait of Dover in small boats.
The loss of life on Thursday did not prevent more people from attempting the journey on Friday. Some people were seen being taken into the Port of Dover in Kent after crossing the English Channel.
The Ministry of the Interior said that 25 people arrived in the UK on a boat on Friday, while others returned to France.
Nicolas Posner from Utopia 56, the French immigration help association, told PA about the tragic incident on Thursday morning, saying that in this dramatic incident, five men jumped from a sinking ship.
According to Mr. Posner, this included a 27-year-old man from Eritrea whose girlfriend was also on the boat.
A helicopter, fishing boat and a cargo ship of the Belgian Air Force arrived at the scene.
“The helicopter carried 10 people, but they put them back on the ship, [French Navy’s] flame.
“The only one they found (27 years old) went directly to the hospital,” Mr. Posner told PA.
French authorities stated that the man was believed to have suffered cardiac arrest and died in a hospital in Calais.
Minister of the Interior Pritty Patel Her department has repeatedly vowed to make the English Channel route “infeasible”, but the number of border crossing points continues to increase.
Charities criticized Ms. Patel and called for safer and more legal channels for people who wish to apply for asylum in the UK.
